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Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6108

The Act, as amended, requires the Commission to promulgate regulations (a) defining and prohibiting deceptive telemarketing acts or practices; (b) prohibiting telemarketers from engaging in a pattern...

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Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 110-140, 121 Stat. 1492, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 17021 and §§ 17301-17305

Section 205 of the Act (42 U.S.C. § 17021) requires the Commission to issue rules for the labeling of biodiesel or biodiesel blend fuel sold at retail. Sections 811-815 of this Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17301...

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Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. 109-8 No. 109-8, 119 Stat. 23, §§ 1301-1309, codified in relevant part to 15 U.S.C. §§1637-1638,1664 and 1665b

This Act amends the Truth in Lending Act in various respects, including requiring certain disclosures. Some of its disclosure requirements were superseded by later amendments to the Truth in Lending...

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Fair Credit Reporting Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

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15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x

The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening...

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Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 1451-1461

This Act directs the Commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of...

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Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 70-70k, as amended

This Act deals with mandatory content disclosure in the labeling, invoicing, and advertising of textile fiber products. Under the Act, misbranding is unlawful under the FTC Act, as is falsely or...

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 106-102, 113 Stat. 1338, codified in relevant part primarily at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6801-6809, §§ 6821-6827

Title V, subtitle A, of this Act (15 U.S.C. § 6801 et seq.) requires the FTC, along with the Federal banking agencies and other regulators, to issue regulations ensuring that financial institutions...

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Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 4401-4408

This Act, as amended by the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, requires manufacturers, packagers, and importers of smokeless tobacco products to place one of four statutorily...

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Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

16 U.S.C. § 1385

The Act makes it unlawful under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale...

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Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act of 1998

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. 105–318, 112 Stat. 3010, codified in relevant part at 18 U.S.C. § 1028 note

Section 5 of this Act makes the FTC a central clearinghouse for identity theft complaints. The Act requires the FTC to log and acknowledge such complaints, provide victims with relevant information...

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 5301, §§ 5481-5603, and in laws amended (Title X); and 12 U.S.C. § 5481 note, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 note, § 1602, and § 1631 et seq. (Title XIV)

Title X of this Act creates a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Reserve Board as a new supervisor for certain financial firms and as a rulemaker and enforcer against...

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Sections 3012 and 4001

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119, codified in relevant part at 42 U.S.C. § 280j note and 42 U.S.C. § 300u-10

This Act to reform health care provides for the FTC to participate in the Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality and the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council, both...

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Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 8401-8405

This Act prohibits any post-transaction third party seller (a seller who markets goods or services online through an initial merchant after a consumer has initiated a transaction with that merchant)...

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Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 100-583, 102 Stat. 2969, codified to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1610-1646, primarily 15 U.S.C. § 1637

This Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, requires credit and charge card issuers to provide certain disclosures in direct mail, telephone and other applications and solicitations to open-end...

http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/100/583.pdf

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Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-6313

This Act, amending the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, specifies that a sanctioning organization may not receive any compensation from a boxing match unless it files its bylaws and a complete...

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Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 109–347, 120 Stat. 1952 (2006), codified in relevant part at 31 U.S.C. §§ 5361- 5367

This Act prohibits any person engaged in the business of betting, as defined, from knowingly accepting credit, electronic fund transfers, checks, or any other payment involving a financial institution...

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Energy Policy Act of 2005

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

Pub. L. No. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594, codified in relevant part primarily at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6294, 7545, 16471

Under this Act, the Commission is required to: (a) issue regulations for energy efficiency labeling of a number of household appliances and plumbing fixtures, if specified conditions are met (Section...

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Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506

This Act protects children's privacy by giving parents tools to control what information is collected from their children online. The Act requires the Commission to promulgate regulations requiring...

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Fur Products Labeling Act

Mission

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 69-69j

This Act requires that articles of apparel made of fur be labeled, invoiced, and advertised, among other things, with the true English name of the animal from which the fur was taken, and whether the...

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Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act

Mission

Competition

Consumer Protection

Law

15 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7610

The Act imposes on contact lens prescribers and sellers several requirements intended to enhance prescription portability. Among other things, prescribers must release a contact lens prescription to a...

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